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mealies

British  
/ ˈmiːlɪz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a South African word for maize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.

From Time Magazine Archive

The boys fell upon roasted mealies and boiled pumpkins.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

She would have to spend her days pounding mealies and hauling water.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Unlike mealies, which were sometimes in short supply, milk from our cows and goats was always plentiful.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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